If you really want to buy an outdated computer: https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/refurbished/mac/imac-pro
I sold mine and built a PC to replace it. Render test from Blender took 4.5 minutes on the iMac Pro, and 12 seconds on the PC. The iMac Pro GPU is pathetic. Also, the lack of Nvidia options in MacOS killed it for me for 3D work.RIP to quite possibly the peak of desktop macs and the greatest macOS workhorse ever. Whisper quiet, insane perforamnce and IO, industry leading screen, and sexy space gray case. And it runs 10.14.6 so 32bit and 64bit compatible.
Not really sure about the collectability. It was, by many accounts, an overpriced stopgap machine. Intel Macs will be available on the secondary market for years to come. On top of that a crap ton of the Intel Macs in use today will still be in use... also for years to come. I think the iMac Pro will go the route of the 12" Macbook regarding collectability.Definitely collectible. All the Intel macs will be snapped up.
exactly why I got rid of mine.Had one for about a year, beautiful machine.. notice how many people have gotten rid of theirs, mostly based on lack of upgradability. Wish Apple would take notice how wasteful their designs can be.
I tried to get more power for cpu rendering by taking control of the fans but then it got super loud and I couldn’t stand to think about dust build up. When pro res finally came to Adobe on the PC I had to bail. But it sure looked great on my desktop.
but there was no alternative except a PC at the time..............Good riddance. A $5k+ "professional" system that is completely unserviceable and unupgradeable shouldn't have ever existed.
Well that didn't take long.
iMac Pros haven't been upgradable for well over a decade. I find it difficult to believe that people who want to buy upgradable "pro" machines are still doing so little homework that they only find this out afterwards.Had one for about a year, beautiful machine.. notice how many people have gotten rid of theirs, mostly based on lack of upgradability. Wish Apple would take notice how wasteful their designs can be.
I tried to get more power for cpu rendering by taking control of the fans but then it got super loud and I couldn’t stand to think about dust build up. When pro res finally came to Adobe on the PC I had to bail. But it sure looked great on my desktop.
Heard of the Mac Pro?RIP to quite possibly the greatest macOS workhorse ever.
Do people collect unboxed ten year old computers? Why?I suspect in a decade the last ones sold will turn up on eBay 'new in box' for more than they cost today.
Because hobbies/long-term financial gains?Do people collect unboxed ten year old computers? Why?
I sold mine and built a PC to replace it. Render test from Blender took 4.5 minutes on the iMac Pro, and 12 seconds on the PC. The iMac Pro GPU is pathetic. Also, the lack of Nvidia options in MacOS killed it for me for 3D work.![]()
Cool story.One of my friends has use of an iMac Pro...supplied by a corporate employer....full blown like $12k fastest processor, maxed out RAM, graphics and SSD storage..
Agreed! Mine is great of what I use it for! RE: Seth.... that's a bit of a random comment.... you live in WNC?Sweet computer, but overpriced. I'd love to have one though. I know Seth from Seth Bike Hack's/Berm Peak has one and likes it a lot,